Question

A 3m wide path runs around outside a rectangular park of dimension 125m by 65m. Find the area of path.

Answer 1

Answer: 1176m2

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Here, we will have two rectangles with 3 m wide path and required area will be the difference between area of these two rectangles.

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Outer rectangle is the park with path and inner rectangle is the park.

Length of outer rectangle=125+3+3=131m

Breadth of outer rectangle=65+3+3=71m

Area of outer reactangle =131∗71=9301m2

Length of inner rectangle =125m

Breadth of inner rectangle=65m

Area of inner reactangle=125∗65=8125m2

So, the required area of path=9301−8125=1176m2

Answer 2

Answer:

length of the path = 125+3+3= 131m

breadth of path =3 m

area of one side =131 ×3=391

area of both lengths = 391 ×2 = 782m

area of breadth = 65 ×3= 195 m

area of both breadths =390m

Step-by-step explanation:

area of both lengths and breadth = 390+782

answer = 1172square meter